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The Autobiography of Archibald Hamilton Rowan.
by Rowan, Archibald Hamilton; Drummond, William H. (editor); McDowell, R. B. (introduction)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0716500116
- ISBN 13
- 9780716500117
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1973. Facsimile ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), foldout chart, page edges foxed, jacket 90% complete (edge pieces missing bottom edge, edgewear, creased), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 475 pp. The memoir of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, an Anglo-Irishman who was a staunch defender of Ireland - and who participated in the 1798 rebellion. Originally published in 1840: this facsimile edition, is copyright 1972. It was written in exile in the young United States republic, and was posthumously edited by William Drummond. It is a lively, personal narrative, revealing the serious but frivolous life of a political Irishman of property in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Introduction by R. B. McDowell.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21901
- Title
- The Autobiography of Archibald Hamilton Rowan.
- Author
- Rowan, Archibald Hamilton; Drummond, William H. (editor); McDowell, R. B. (introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Facsimile ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0716500116
- ISBN 13
- 9780716500117
- Publisher
- Irish University Press
- Place of Publication
- Shannon, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- biography, autobiography, history, government, politics, celtic, ireland, britain, united states, collectible, collectable, facsimile edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS;
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Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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- Facsimile
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- Foxed
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- Octavo
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